A lot of things happened in the NFL this weekend, but none more important than this Saints elf and his festive message of Roger Goodell hating outside the Superdome on Sunday. Really have to hand it to the father in the photo. He’s no doubt three or four drinks deep from that tent in the background, yet he still looks so dignified. Almost regal in his hammered state. The only downside is this didn’t take place during Santacon in New York City, preferably outside of the NFL’s headquarters.

In today’s Peter King loftiness, he compares Roger Goodell to Abe Lincoln.

“g. Saw Lincoln the other day and was wowed. Loved the movie, loved the story, loved the drama about getting the anti-slavery bill passed. Daniel Day-Lewis did one of the best acting jobs I’ve ever seen, showing Lincoln as a great compromiser, good Washington game-player, dealing with a troubled wife and angry son, and as a witty guy. I walked out of the theater thinking how history repeats itself. We see the rancor and intractability in Washington now and think it must never have been this bad … and yet if anything 150 years ago, it was worse.
I also tried to think of what Roger Goodell thought when he left the movie — assuming he’s seen it. If he thinks he’s doing the right thing on something (such as the Saints bounty sanctions), his backbone is such, with the family history of his father being a strong-willed New York politician, that he won’t back down either.”

“e. And for those who say to me, “Stick to sports,” you’ve got the wrong guy. I won’t be offended if you never click on this column again, or if you stop listening to me on radio or TV, or stop following me on Twitter. It’s a free country, and we’re not going to agree on everything. The media world has changed — maybe for the better, maybe not. But it’s different than the world was in 1989, when I was hired by Sports Illustrated.”